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Also Known As William Orville Douglas
Born October 16, 1898 • Minnesota
Died January 19, 1980 (aged 81) • Washington, D.C. • United States
Title / Office supreme court (1939-1975), United States • Supreme Court of the United States (1939-1975), United States
Role In New York Times Co. v. Sullivan • Sloan v. Lemon • Spencer v. Kugler • Terry v. Ohio • Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District • DeFunis v. Odegaard • School District of Abington Township v. Schempp

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